Forecast Details for Lester Prairie, MN

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Overnight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. Northwest wind around 15 mph.

Monday: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 36. North northwest wind around 15 mph.

Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 19. North wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable after midnight.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 42. South southeast wind 5 to 15 mph.

Tuesday Night: A chance of snow showers before 8pm, then a chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35. South southeast wind around 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Wednesday: Showers likely. Partly sunny, with a high near 62. Breezy, with a south southeast wind 15 to 20 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 36. West wind 10 to 15 mph.

Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 50. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

Thursday Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 1am, mixing with snow after 4am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 30. North wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Friday: A slight chance of snow showers before 7am, then a slight chance of rain showers. Sunny, with a high near 56. North wind around 5 mph becoming east northeast in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Friday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 37. East wind around 5 mph.

Saturday: A 40 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 59. Southeast wind 5 to 15 mph.

Saturday Night: Showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. South southeast wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Sunday: Showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 66. South wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

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Weather Topic: What are Fractus Clouds?

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A fractus cloud (scud) is a fragmented, tattered cloud which has likely been sheared off of another cloud. They are accessory clouds, meaning they develop from parent clouds, and are named in a way which describes the original cloud which contained them.

Fractus clouds which have originated from cumulus clouds are referred to as cumulus fractus, while fractus clouds which have originated from stratus clouds are referred to as stratus fractus. Under certain conditions a fractus cloud might merge with another cloud, or develop into a cumulus cloud, but usually a fractus cloud seen by itself will dissipate rapidly.

They are often observed on the leading and trailing edges of storm clouds, and are a display of wind activity.

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Weather Topic: What is Graupel?

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Graupel is a form of precipitation that is created by atmospheric conditions which cause supercooled water droplets to contact snow crystals and freeze to their surface.

Sometimes known as soft hail or snow pellets, graupel is delicate and easily destroyed by touch. Whereas hail usually falls during severe weather, graupel doesn't require such conditions to form, and can form in mild precipitation similar to situations which produce snowfall.

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